Old English Dictionary Entry

á-uht

Part of speech: es;

Definitions

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1 á-uht

n. Aught, anything; aliquid :-- Eálá, ðæt on eorþan áuht fæstlíces weorces ne wunaþ ǽfre alas, that on earth aught of permanent work does not ever remain, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 32; Met. 6, 16. Ðe áuht oððe náuht áuðer worhte which could either make aught or naught, 20, 83 ; Met. 20, 42. Hwý biþ his ánwald áuhte ðý mára why will his power be by UNCERTAIN aught the greater? 16, 40; Met. 16, 20: Bt. 35, 5 ; Fox 164, 6, 10. a-uht

Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

ᚪ-ᚢᚻᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bt.: Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Fox: Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)
Met.: Metres of Boethius (OE poem)

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